Is withdrawal-induced anxiety in alcoholism based on β-endorphin deficiency?

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-437

  Kiefer, Falk ^a   Horntrich, Mirko ^a   Jahn, Holger ^a   Wiedemann, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Alcoholism; Anxiety; HPA; Opioid; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SELF CONCEPT; VOLUNTEER; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; BETA-ENDORPHIN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036038042     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-002-1118-y     Document Type: Article

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